James Bond First Editions

By Royal Command.

HIGSON, Charlie (born 1958).

London: Puffin Books, 2008. [Thriller] FIRST HARDBACK EDITION, limited issue, number 824 of 2,000 copies SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR in blue ink to the title page. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[x]; 254; [1], Acknowledgements; [3], advertisements. Publisher's hardcover volume in red, black and silver boards, patterned red endpapers with repeated series logo, all edges red, publisher' 'Signed' label to upper, priced at £12.99. A fine/as new copy. The fifth and final novel by Charlie Higson in the acclaimed 'Young Bond' series, which follows the adventures of a teenage James Bond whilst at Eton School. A companion book 'Danger Society' was published the following year. From the comprehensive archive assembled by Jon Gilbert (pencil ownership within). His encyclopaedic guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. Item #67361

Gilbert, p.614.

Price: £75.00